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ESCAP/WMOTyphoonCommitteeForty-ninthSession

21-24February2017

Yokohama,Japan

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WRD/TC.49/8.2

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ReportonActivitiesofWorkingGroupon

Hydrology(WGH)ofTCin2016

(Item8ofTentativeProgramforTC49thSession)

(SubmittedbyWGH)

ACTIONREQUIRED:

ThisCommitteeisinvitedto:

a) ReviewtheactivitiesofTCWGHconductedin2016b) ApprovetherecommendationsandAOPsofWGHfor2017andbeyond

APPENDIXES:

I. DRAFTTEXTFORINCLUSIONATSESSIONREPORT

II. ReportonactivitiesofWorkingGrouponHydrology(WGH)ofTCin2016

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APPENDIXI

DRAFTTEXTFORINCLUSIONATSESSIONREPORT8.2HydrologicalComponent

1. The Committee reviewed the activities of the Members related to the

implementationof theTCStrategicPlanand itsannualoperatingplan(AOP)

forthehydrologicalcomponentduringthepastyear. Detailscanbefoundin

theAppendix??.

2. TheSessionnotedthat, theMembersconductedaseriesofactivities in2016

onhydrological componentandachieved remarkableprogressesoncapacity

buildingof flood forecastingandwarning; the seriouswater-relateddisaster

events, including river flood, urban flood, flash flood and debris flow, and

drought happened in some Members such as China, Laos, Japan, Malaysia,

Philippines, Vietnam, etc. The hydrological departments in the Members

provided valuable service of flood forecasting and warning to the decision-

makingdepartmentsoftheGovernments.

3. The Session noted with pleasure that, the 5th WGH working meeting was

successfullyheldfrom5to8September2016inSeoul,theRepublicofKorea

withthemeof“ExtremeFloodForecastingSystemandPracticalGuidelinesfor

the TC Region”. Mr. Sung Eun Kim, the officer of Disaster Risk Reduction

SectionofUN-ESCAP,presentedthe“BuildingResilienceinAsia-Pacific:ESCAP

Initiatives and Activities on Disaster Risk Reduction”. The information and

Requests/Recommendations from ESCAPMember States in his presentation

definitely would play very important role for WGH to propose new

cooperation project under the framework of ESCAP disaster risk reduction.

TheSessionexpresseditsappreciationtotheMinistryofLand,Infrastructure

and Transport (MOLIT) of the Republic of Korea (ROK), through Han River

Flood Control Office (HRFCO) with cooperation of Korea Institute of Civil

EngineeringandBuildingTechnology(KICT),forkindlyhostingthemeeting.

4. The Committee was informed on the implementation status in 2016 and

futureactivitiesofon-goingprojects(AOPs):

a) SSOP-II:ImplementationofAchievementofProjectofSynergizedStandardOperating Procedures (SSOP) for Coastal Multi-hazard Early Warning

System

b) ExtremeFloodForecastingSystem(EFFS)

c) EstimationforSocio-economicImpactofSediment-relatedDisaster

d) Development and Application of Operational System for Urban FloodForecastingandInundationMapping(OSUFFIM)forTCMembers

e) ExtensionofXin’anjiangModelApplicationinSelectedRiverBasins inTCMembers

f) GuidelinesforextremefloodriskmanagementinTCRegion

5. TheSessionnotedthat,thecontributionfromWGHtotheprojectonSSOP-II:

Implementation of Achievement of Project of SSOP for Coastal Multi-hazard

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Early Warning System. The Session also noted the WGH is willing tocooperate with and integrated its activities into the proposed SSOP-II,

however, considering the final version of this initiative does not have any

activitydirectlyrelatedtotheGroup,WGHagreedtoremovetheprojectfrom

itsAOP2017list.

6. TheSessionwasinformedthat,theoperationsystemforEFFSproject,which

isledbytheRepublicofKorea,hasbeenestablishedasLevel-1(stagemethod),

Level-2(Rainfall-Runoffmodel),Level-3(FloodForecastingusingradardata)

with PC-version, and Level-4 (Establishment of Emergency Action Plan)

modulewillbecompletedin2017.TheSessionalsowasinformedthereport

of field survey onEFFS in pilotMembers, namely LaoPDR, Philippines and

Thailand, is under drafting and hopefully be published in 2017 with

combinationoftheGuidelineforExtremeFloodRiskManagement

7. TheSessionnoted that, theprojectonEstimation forSocio-economic Impact

of Sediment-related Disaster, which was proposed by Japan in 2013 and

shouldbecompletedandclosedin2016,couldnotbemovedforwardbecause

enoughdataregardingsediment-relateddisasterhadnotbeencollectedfrom

theMembersinthepastyears;andWGHagreedtheproposaltoterminatethis

AOP from Japan-side at 11th IntegratedWorkshop which was held in Cebu,

PhilippineinOctober2016.

8. TheSessionnotedwithpleasurethat,theprojectonOSUFFIM,whichwasled

byChina,maderemarkableprogressesandachievementin2016,including:

― ThefieldSurveysforOSUFFIMpilotstudyinTCMemberswereconducted

inHatYai,Thailandfrom16to19May2016;inDongguan,Chinafrom25

to 28August 2016; inDavao and Cebu, Philippines from24-28October

2016;andinVientiane,LaoPDRfrom29Novemberto4December2016,

respectively. Prof. Yangbo CHEN, and the staff from RID, Thailand;

PAGASA,PhilippinesandDMH,LaoPDRjoinedtheevents,respectively.

― The OSUFFIM has been put into operation in flood control office of

Dongguancitygovernment.

― LiuxiheModel,whichisaphysicallybaseddistributedhydrologicalmodel

mainlyforcatchmentfloodprocessessimulationandprediction,hasbeen

setupforUtaphaoWatershedwhichtheHatYailocatesin.Theprocessing

ofsuperhighresolutionsatelliteimagesformodellingurbanfloodinHat

Yaicityhasbeencompletedandthepreliminaryresulthasbeenachieved.

― The English version of the System is on the stage of updating and the

GuidelinesofOSUFFIMisunderdrafting.

9. TheSessionalsowasinformedthat,theprojectonOSUFFIMmadeambitious

implementationplanfor2017,including:

― Thepilot study inHatYaiofThailandwillbecontinued,and inundation

data for thepast floodevents.AndtheoperationsystemofOSUFFIMfor

HatYai is proposed tobe installed inRIDoffice for operation in trial in

firstquarterof2017.

― The field survey for pilot study in Malaysia with invitation from DID

Malaysiaisproposedtobeconductedinfirstquarterof2017withpresent

of Prof. Yangbo CHEN. DIDMalaysia iswilling to have a short technical

seminarortrainingcourseduringthefieldsurvey.

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― AtrainingcourseonoperationofOSUFFIMforselectedpilotingMembers

was proposed in March-April 2017 with funding support from SYS

UniversityofChina.

― AworkingmeetingorseminaronThaiOSUFFIMapplicationisproposed

toholdinGuangzhouinthirdquarterof2017.

― The team will accomplish the Guideline drafting and publishing, and

distributeatthe12thIWStobeheldinJeju,theRepublicofKorea,from30

Octoberto3November2017.

― A 3-day conclusion workshop and training course on OSUFFIM

applicationareproposedtobeheldinSYSUniversity,Guangzhou,Chinaat

the end of 2017. China-side also expressed that the self-funded

participants from all TC and PTC Members are welcome. If funding is

available from extra resources (such as ESCAP, WMO), the participants

fromPTCMembersarewelcometojointheproposedworkshop/training

course as one activity of enhancing the cooperation of two regional

bodies.

10. TheSessionnotedthat,consideringthisprojectwasproposedtobeclosedin

2017, SYS University was requested from Members to conduct phase-II for

OSUFFIMsothattoextendtheachievementofOSUFFIMtomoreTCMembers.

The Session also notedwith appreciation that Prof. CHEN Yangbo from SYS

University, as chief scientist of OSUFFIM, is willing to contribute his

knowledgeandsharehisexpertizeonurbanfloodforecastingandinundation

mappingtotheMembers.

11. TheSessionnotedthat,therequesttoSYSUniversityofChinafromMembers

to consider conducting phase-II for OSUUFIM to extent the application in

selectedpilotcitiesfrommoreMembersstartingfrom2018afterthecurrent

OSUFFIMprojecttobeclosedat50thAnnualSessionofTC.

12. TheSessionwasinformedthat,theprojectonExtensionofXin’anjiangModel

ApplicationinSelectedRiverBasinsinTCMembers,whichisledbyBureauof

Hydrology(BOH)ofChina,willbeclosedatTC49thSessiontobeheldinJapan

inFebruary.ThefinalreportdraftedbyBOHofChinaincooperationwithDID

Malaysia was published as TC publication (TC/TD-No. 0012) of 2016. The

SessionalsonotedthatBOH,Chinaiswillingtoprovidethetechnicalsupport

totheinterestingMembersafterthisproject.

13. The Session noted the progresses achieved on the project of Guidelines for

Extreme Flood Risk Management in 2016 with support of HRFCO in

cooperationwithKICTofKoranandMembers.TheSessionwasinformedthat

WGHsetupaworkingteamat5thTCWGHmeetingforreviewinganddrafting

Guidelineswhichisexpectedtobepublishedin2017.

14. The Session noted the result of evaluating the effectiveness of on-going

activities inWGHwiththetargettodevelopMembers’capacityfollowingthe

decision of the Committee made at 48th Session. The evaluating result

indicated that, generally, most of the activities in WGH have very good

effectivenesswiththetargettodevelopMembers’capacity,andalsohavevery

importrolesonenhancementoftheclosecollaborationamongMembers.

15. The Session noted that, WGH established the project–bank for next years

underTCStrategicPlanand the strategic frameworkofESCAPandWMOon

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water-related disaster reduction, which mainly focuses on enhancing the

knowledgeandcapacitybuildingonthemanagementofwater-relateddisaster

risksforaresilientfutureinTyphoonCommitteeregion,including:

― Innovativefloodforecastingfornon-datariverbasin;

― Flashflood(landslide,mud-flow)predictionandwarningusingQPE/QPF;

― Extension the application of urban flood forecasting and inundation

mapping;

― Rainfall-runoffinundationmappingforriverbasins;

― Radarandsatellitedatautilizationinfloodforecastingandwarning;

― Long-term forecasting for water resource management and drought

monitoringandwarningunderclimatechange;

― Data-sharingintransboundaryrivers;

― Damoperationforfloodriskmanagementunderclimatechange;

16. TheSessionnotedthatWGHrequestedandencouragedMemberstopropose

andprofilenewcooperationprojectsonhydrologicalcomponent.TheSession

was informed currently some initiatives have been under consideration,

including:

― ICHARMofJapanproposedanewprojectonFlashFloodRiskInformation

forLocalResiliencetobeofficiallylaunchedatTC49thAnnualSessionas

WGHAOP1fortheperiodfrom2017to2019withobjectivetodevelopa

guidance tool for enhancing local resilience to flash flood disaster risks

anddisseminateitamongtheWGHmembercountries.

― HRFCOoftheRepublicofKoreaproposedtwoinitiatives:(1)Application

of Hydrological Data Quality Control System in TC Members, and (2)

Enhancement of Flood Forecasting Reliability with Radar Rainfall Data

andStochasticTechniqueastwonewWGHAOPsfortheperiodfrom2018

to2022.Koreasidewillgiveshape toaworkplan for theseactivities in

2017throughfurtherdiscussionat6thWGHworkingmeeting,andwillbe

officiallylaunchedatTC50thAnnualSessionin2018.

― BOHof Chinaproposed anewproject on ImpactAssessment of Climate

ChangeonWaterResourcesAvailabilityinTCMembersasWGHnewAOP

for the period from 2018 to 2020 with the objective to predict

quantitativelythewaterresourcesavailability,particularlydroughttrend

inTCmembersinthecontextofclimatechange.

17. TheCommitteenotedthatDr.OKAZUMI,Toshio,DirectorofMinistryofLand,

Infrastructure, Transportation andTourism,MLITTbeing on behalf of Japan

Focal point of WGH announced that MLITT will enhance its support to

TyphoonCommitteecollaborationwithICHARMInternationalFloodInitiative

project,whichProf.KoikeintroducedattheTechnicalPresentationandother

relatedprojectsofJICAandADB

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CONCLUSIONSOFWGH

18. Onthebasisoftheoutcomes5thWGHworkingmeetingandthediscussionof

theWGHParallelSessionat11thIWS,thefollowingconclusionswerereached:

�� The working meeting of WGH is very important to review hydrological

activities,deeptechnicaldiscussionandimplementationstatusofWGHAOPs,

and also is very necessary to prepare IWS and annual session. The funding

support and contribution from theRepublicofKoreaplayed thevital role in

organizingtheannualworkingmeeting.WGHencouragesthemoreandwider

resourcestosupporttheactivitiestokeepitssustainability.

�� The proposal of the Project on SSOP-II: Implementation of Synergized

Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) for Coastal Multi-Hazards Early

Warning System, under the ESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and

Climate Preparedness in Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian Countries, has

beenshortlistedandforwardedtothefinalstepinthehardworkingandefforts

ofTCS.Thisinitiativehasbotharegionalandnational-levelcomponentswith

themajorobjectivetotrainingMembersonhowtoprepareSSOPbyusingthe

Manualsothattopromotethecapacitybuildingonmulti-coastaldisasterearly

warming. To ensure the effectiveness of implementation and measure the

outcomesindicatorsattheevaluatestage,theCommitteewiththeRSMCTokyo

andNewDelhicouldfocusonprojectimplementationatregionallevel,andthe

national levelcomponentcanbe implementedwith thesupport fromRIMES.

Suchcollaborationmayfacilitatesuccessfuloutcomesatbothlevels.Theclose

cooperationfrombeneficiarycountriesandtargetcountriesisveryimportant

toasuccessfulproject.

�� Itisrecognizedthat,topromotethecapacityofforecasting,earlywarningand

risk management for urban flood is an urgent need among TC Members,

especially the real-time operational system on urban flood forecasting and

inundation mapping. As the subsequent activity of TC first Cross-cutting

project of Urban Flood Risk Management (UFRM), the on-going project of

WGHonDevelopmentandApplicationofOperationalSystemforUrbanFlood

ForecastingandInundationMapping(OSUFFIM)isatangiblemeasureonthis

aspectanditwillplayverymeaningfulandimportantroleforTCMembersto

promotethecapacityonthetechniqueofurbanfloodforecastingandwarning.

To extend the achievement of pilot study in the region is necessity and

meaningful to promote the capacity on urban flood risk forecasting and

warning. It also could be considered as an activity under the cooperation

mechanismofTCandPTC.

�� To develop the Extreme Flood Forecasting System and the Guidelines for

Extreme Flood Risk Management will be definitely beneficial for the TC

Members to strengthen their capacity on extreme flood risk reduction,

especiallyunderclimatechange.Toenhancetheachievementofdevelopment,

thesituationandneedsonfloodriskmanagementintheMembersshouldbe

consideredandintegratedintotheSystemandGuidelines.

�� It is a consensuson that, todrawup aplanon considering andproposing a

bankofnewcooperationprojectsundertheumbrellaofTCStrategicPlanina

linkage with the initiatives and activities of ESCAP and WMO would be an

urgent matter at present for WGH since all on-going AOPs of WGH will be

closed in 2016 and 2017. In order to conduct the cooperation projects

sustainably inTCMembers,WGHdiscussedanddeterminedthe listof topics

as the priority cooperation activities for long-term direction to develop the

Member’sCapacityonwater-relateddisasterriskforecastingandwarning.

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RECOMMENDATIONSOFWGH

19. Onthebasisoftheoutcomesof5thWGHworkingmeetingandthediscussion

attheParallelSessionof11thIWSandsubsequentdiscussion,theWGHmade

thefollowingrecommendations:

�� To appointMr. Yoshio Tokunaga from ICHARM of Japan as Chairperson, Dr.

CHOHyoSeobfromHRFCOoftheRepublicofKoreaandDr.HOUAizhongas

Vice-Chairpersons of WGH, until the group selects a Chairperson and Vice-

Chairpersonsforthetermofnexttwoyearsto51stAnnualSession.

�� TorequestUS$24,000fromTCTFintotalforsupportingoverallWGHactivities

for2017calendaryear.

�� To request US$6,000 special budget to support hosting OSUFFIM final

workshopinSYSUniversity,Guangzhou,Chinaintheendof2017.

�� ToremovetheSSOP-IIfromthelistofWGHAOP2017list.

�� ToapprovetheproposalfromICHARM,JapanonFlashFloodRiskInformation

forLocalResiliencebyICHARMofJapanasWGHAOPfortheperiodfrom2017

to2019;

�� To request HRFCO, MOLIT of Republic of Korea to host WGH 6th working

meetingwithfundingsupportin2017.

�� TorequestSYSUniversity,Chinatoorganizethefinalworkshoponurbanflood

forecasting and inundationmappingwith finding supporting. Theworkshop

maybeconsideredasoneactivityofenhancingthecooperationmechanismof

tworegionalbodiesofTCandPTC.TheparticipantsfromPTCMemberscould

be involved in theworkshop if the funding is available from extra resources

(suchasESCAP,WMO);

�� TorequestSYSUniversityofChinatoconsiderthepossibilityofconducting

phase-IIforOSUUFIMtoextenttheapplicationinmoreMembersstarting

from2018afterthecurrentOSUFFIMproject.

�� TorequesttheRepublicofKoreatodraftthedetailproposalfortwoinitiatives,

namely, the Application of Hydrological Data Quality Control System in TC

Members,andtheApplicationofStochasticFloodForecastinginTCMembers

asWGHnewAOPsfortheperiodfrom2018to2022;

�� To request BOHof China to schedule the detail implementation plan for the

initiative on Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Water Resources

AvailabilityinTCMembersasWGHAOPfortheperiodfrom2018to2020;

�� To encourage Members proposing and leading the cooperation projects for

hydrologicalcomponent.

�� TorequestESCAPandWMOtocontinuethesupporttoimplementfurtherthe

on-goingprojectofreal-timeOperationalSystemforUrbanFloodForecasting

andInundationMapping(OSUFFIM),whichcanbeusedinPTCandTCregion.

�� To encourage the Beneficiary Countries and Target Countries to cooperate

closely and forwardly with TCS on implementing SSOP-II should the funds

becomeavailable.

�� To request ESCAP and WMO to provide guidance and assistance to TC

proceedingwiththeprojectofSSOP-IIshouldfundsbecomeavailable.

�� To continue focusing on improving the ability to forecast hydrological

phenomenaandprovidemeasuresfortheeffectivenessoftheimprovements.

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APPENDIXII

ReportonActivitiesofWorkingGrouponHydrology(WGH)ofTCin2016

In2016,WorkingGrouponHydrology(WGH)ofTyphoonCommittee(TC)conducteda

seriesofactivitiesverypositivelyreferringtothedecisionof48thSessionwhichwasheldatthe

Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, from 22 to 25 February 2016. This report was drafted

mainlyonthebaseoftheoutcomesof5thWGHworkingmeetingwhichwasheldinSeoul,the

RepublicofKoreafrom5to8September2016,andthediscussionoftheparallelsessionofTC

11thIntegratedWorkshop(IWS)whichwasheldinCebu,thePhilippinesfrom24to28October

2016.

The report highlighted the main progresses and achievements on hydrological

componentinMembersinpastyear;brieflydescribedtheactivitiesofWGHconductedin2016,

andsummarizedthestatusofimplementationofWGHAOPs2016.Basedonthecommunication

amongMembersandthediscussionatTC11thIWS,WGHproposedtheimplementationplanof

AOPs for 2017 and beyond; and consequently requested the TCTF allocation for supporting

WGHactivitiesintheyearof2017.

THEMAJORPROGRESSESONHYDROLOGICALCOMPONENTOFMEMBERSIN2016

1) TheMembersoftheCommitteein2015conductedaseriesofactivitiesonhydrological

component and achieved remarkable progresses in term of hydrological monitoring,

datacollection,dataprocessingandfloodforecasting.

2) In2016,theseriousflooddisasterevents,includingriverflood,urbanflood,flashflood

anddebris flowhappened in someMembers such asChina, LaoPDR, Japan,Malaysia,

Philippines, Vietnam, etc. The hydrological departments in the Members provided

valuableserviceoffloodforecastingandwarningtothedecision-makingdepartmentsof

theGovernments.

REVIEWOFTHEFIFTGHWGHWORKINGMEETING

3) The 5thWGHworkingmeetingwas held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea from 5 to 8

September 2016. The meeting was hosted by the Han River Flood Control Office

(HRFCO), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of the Republic of

Korea (ROK) in cooperation with Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building

Technology(KICT)withthegenerousofferoffinancialsupport,andco-chairedbyWGH

chairpersonMr.TokunagaYOSHIOandthevicechairpersonDr.Hyo-SeobCHO.

4) Themeetingwasattendedbyabout20participants fromChina, Japan,Laos,Malaysia,

Philippines, theRepublic of Korea, Thailand,USA andVietnam.Mr. Sung-EunKIM, the

officerofUNESCAPandDr.JinpingLIU,thehydrologistofTCStookpartinthemeeting.

5) The theme of the meeting was proposed as “Extreme Flood Forecasting System and

PracticalGuidelinesfortheTCRegion”withthefollowingpurposes:

� to review the implementation progresses ofWGH Annual Operating Plan (AOP) in2016;

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� topresenttheExtremeFloodForecastingSystemandtodemonstrateit� topresentaframeworkofGuidelinesforPracticalResponsetoExtremeFlood;� toreviewonaframeworkofGuidelinesbythepilottargetcountries;� todiscussdeepeningthecooperationamongWGH;� to discuss the preparation and hydrological contribution to prepare the 11thIntegrated Workshop to be held in Philippines 0n 24-28 October 2016 and 49th

AnnualSessiontobeheldinJapanon20-23February2017.

6) TheSessionwasinformedthat,Mr.SungEunKim,theofficerofDisasterRiskReduction

Section of UN-ESCAP, presented the “Building Resilience in Asia-Pacific: ESCAP

Initiatives&Activities onDRR”. The participants recognized that, the information and

Requests/Recommendations fromESCAPmember States in his presentationdefinitely

wouldplayveryimportantroleforWGHtoproposenewcooperationprojectunderthe

frameworkofESCAPdisasterriskreduction.

― ESCAP, together with WMO, has been supporting the member States in the

Northern Pacific Ocean to jointly address risk from cyclones and other coastal

hazards.

― ESCAP is managing a multi-donor trust fund for tsunami, disaster and climate

preparedness, supporting capacity building projects in Asia and the Pacific.

Facilitated sub-regional cooperation platform for coastal multi-hazard early

warning systems -- Synergized Standard Operating Procedures for Coastal Multi-

HazardsEarlyWarningSystem(SSOP).

― ESCAPhasfosteredsharingofknowledge,expertiseandexperiencesofTCandPTC.

InadditiontothesupportforSSOP,ajointprojectofTCandPTC,ESCAPhostedthe

3rdjointsessionofTCandPTCinFebruary2015.Moreover,ithassupportedjoint

trainingofTCandPTC.

― Space applications (Earth Observation), climate and numerical models enhance

substantiallydroughtmonitoringandearlywarning capacity.Theobjectiveof the

regionaldroughtmechanismistointegratetheseknowledgeproductsandservices

intotheoperationaldroughtmonitoringandmanagementsystems.

― ESCAP’s Effort on Regional Cooperation for Floods focus on innovations in flood

forecastingandestablishinter-governmentalplatformofstakeholders.

― ESCAPsupportscapacitybuildingofmemberStatesinaddressingdisasterrisk.

7) The WGH expressed their heartfelt appreciation to MOLIT, through HRFCO with

cooperationofKICT, forkindlyhostingthemeetingandforall theexcellenthospitality

andlogisticarrangement.

PROGRESSESOFWGHAOPSIN2016ANDIMPLEMENTATIONPLANFOR2017ANDBEYOND

8) TheWGHhas7AOPs in2016whichare listed in table1.The leadingCountriesmade

their great efforts and mostly achieved the expected results and progresses. The

implementationstatusesofWGHAOPs in2016areshown inAnnex1and thesuccess

indicatorsofWGHAOPsfor2017areshowninAnnex2.

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AOP1: SSOP-II: Implementation of Achievement of Project of SSOP for Coastal Multi-hazard Early Warning System

9) ThehydrologistofTCSDr.JinpingLIUbriefedtheprogressesafterTC48thSessionand

the current status of SSOP-II. The message from Panel of ESCAP Trust Fund on the

proposed of SSOP-II which was re-submitted after WGDRR 11th workshop was

forwardedtotheparticipants.

10) Themeeting noted that, the version of the proposal,whichwas submitted at TC 10th

IWS,hasbeenchangeda lotaccording to thecomments fromESCAPandRCMS-Tokyo

withcurrentactivitiesproposedas:

Activity1: Conducting the trainingcourses/workshopsonmechanismofestablishingand preparing SSOP for coastal multi-hazards EWS for DRR experts and

warningexperts fromNTWCs,NDMOs,andGovernmentsectoralagencies

of10beneficiarycountriesatnationallevel(3daysinRTC,Nanjing).

Activity2: Conducting consultingworkshops (2days) at national-level for selected3nations from TC and PTC regions (based on Activity 1) on supporting

updating and improving the existing SOPs by using the knowledge of

ManualofSSOPsincombinewithMonsoonForumsofRIMESinApril-May

and October-November 2017 (or in October-November 2017 and April-

May 2018, depends on the schedule of RIMES workshops) under the

umbrella of UN ESCAP (2 x 3 national consulting workshops in selected

countries,intotal6workshops).

Activity3: ConductingRSMCattachment training inRSMCsTokyoandNewDelhi forTropical Cyclones forecasters of selected 4 nations from TC and PTC

regions(14daysinTokyoxthenumberofselectednationsinPTCregionin

Tokyo, 14 days in New Delhi x the number of selected countries in TC

region).

11) Themeetingwasgladtobeinformedthattheinitiativehasbeenshort-listedamongover

one hundred others, and also noted that there are stillmanywork to do on the final

Table1.ThesummaryofWGHAOPsin2016andbeyond�

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versionforfinaldecision.ThemeetingexpresseditsappreciationtoTCSfortheefforts

ondraftingandproposingtheinitiative.

12) WGHrecognizedtheinitiativeshouldbeaverygoodcooperationprojectandexpressed

itswillingness tocooperatewithSSOP-II.Considering the finalversionof the initiative

doesnothaveactivitydirectlyrelatedtoWGH,however,themeetingagreedtoremove

theprojectfromWGHAOP2017list.

AOP2: Extreme Flood Forecasting System (EFFS)

13) TheprojectofExtremeFloodForecastingSystem(EFFS)made theprogresses in2016

including:

� The extreme flood forecast system has been established as Level-1(stagemethod),Level-2(Rainfall-Runoffmodel),Level-3(FloodForecastingusingradardata)withPC-

version, and Level-4(Establishment of Emergency Action Plan) module will be

completedin2017.

� The fieldsurveyreporthasbeenreviewedwith thepilot countryMembers,namelyLao PDR, Philippines and Thailand, and it will be combined to the guideline for

extremefloodriskmanagement.

� The TC WGH webpage has been operated for sharing information among WGHmembers.

14) ThePlanofAOP2for2017wasscheduledasbelow:

� TheoperationalsystemofEFFSwillbefinalizeduntilAugust.� The system will be distributed and installed targeting the three pilot countrymembers,andsystemconfigurationwillbeconductedfromSeptembertoDecember.

� TheTCWGHwebpageoperationwillbecontinued.� TheUserManualofEFFSwillbefinalizedandpublished.AndtheProjectonEFFSwillbeclosedatTC50thSession.

AOP3: Project on Estimation for Socio-economic Impact of Sediment-related Disaster

15) TheprojectonEstimation for Socio-economic Impactof Sediment-relatedDisaster led

byJapanwaslaunchedin2013andproposedtobecompletedin2016.Becauseenough

data regarding sediment-related disasters had not been collected from the Members,

thisprojectcouldnotreachtheproposedandexpectedgoal.

AOP4: Development Operational System for Urban Flood Forecasting and Inundation Mapping (OSUFFIM) for Selected TC Members

16) The project of OSUFFIM, led by China, conducted a series of activities and reached

remarkableprogressesin2016onpilotstudyinbothChinaandThailand,including:

― ThefieldSurveyswereconductedinHatYai,Thailandon16to19May2016andin

Dongguan,Chinaon25to28August2016,respectively.Prof.YangboCHENandthe

ThaiOSUFFIMteamtookpartintwoevents.

― Liuxihe Model ---- a physically based distributed hydrological model mainly for

catchment flood processes simulation and prediction ---- has been set up for

Utaphao Watershed which the Hat Yai locates in. The processing of super high

resolution satellite images for modeling urban flood in Hat Yai city has been

completed and the preliminary result has been achieved. Themeeting also noted

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the next step of the pilot study inHat Yaiwill focus on the processing the space

date, including elevation, width and slope of every road (street); vegetation and

roughness; cross-section shape and size of drainage system, including canal and

undergroundpipelines;andinundationdataforthepastfloodevents.

― The OSUFFIM has been put into operation in flood control office of Dongguan

government.

― The English version of System is on the stage of updating and the Guidelines of

OSUFFIMisunderdrafting.

― The field survey mission of pilot cities in Davao and Cebu, Philippines was

conducted from 24-28 October 2016, and in Vientiane from 29 November to 4

December2016wereverysuccessfulandefficient.Prof.YangboCHENandthestaff

fromPAGASAandDMHjoinedtwoevents,respectively.

17) TheplanofOSUFFIMfornextstepsand2017,including:

― The operation system of OSUFFIM for Hat Yai is proposed to be installed in RID

officeforoperationintrialinfirstquarterof2017.

― The field survey for pilot study inMalaysiawas suggested byDIDMalaysia to be

conducted in February 2017with present of Prof. Yangbo CHEN. DIDMalaysia is

willingtohaveshortsessiontechnicaltrainingduringthefieldsurveyandsuppose

tohaveEnglishVersionoftheOSUFFIMmodel.

― AtrainingcourseonoperationofOSUFFIMforPilotingMemberswasproposedin

March-April2017.

― Up to 6thWGHworkingmeeting in September/October 2017, theOSUFFIM team

will update the system and improve themodelling result based on the real-time

operationinHatYaiandDongguan,andwillconsiderselectingnewpilotcitiesfor

pilotstudiesincooperationwithTCMembers.

― AworkingmeetingorseminaronThaiOSUFFIMisproposedtoholdinGuangzhou

beforeTC12thIWS.

― The teamwill accomplish theGuidelinedraftingandpublishing, anddistributeat

the12thIWSwhichwillbeheldinOctober2017intheRepublicofKorea.

― A 3-day conclusion workshop and training course on OSUFFIM application are

proposed to be held in SYS University, Guangzhou, China at the end of 2017, in

order to exchange the experiences and to extend the achievement of OSUFFIM

application. China-side expressed its willingness to consider providing partially

fundingsupportfortheparticipantsfromunder-developedTCMembers.China-side

alsoexpressedthattheself-fundedparticipantsfromallTCandPTCMembersare

welcome. If funding is available from extra resources (such as ESCAP,WMO), the

participants from PTC Members are welcome to join the proposed

workshop/training course as one activity of enhancing the cooperation of two

regionalbodies.

― The participants recognized the importance and necessity of development of a

prototype real time OSUFFIM for TC Members to promote the capacity of early

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warning of urban flood and emergency response, particularly urban flood

forecasting and inundationmapping. Considering the good progresses of current

OSUFFIM project, the OSUFFIM team was requested by Members to consider

conducting phase-II forOSUUFIM to extent the application in selectedpilot cities

frommoreMembersstartingfrom2018aftertheproposedOSUFFIMprojecttobe

closedat50thAnnualSession.

AOP5: Xin’anjiang Model Application in Selected River Basins in TC Members

18) TheAOP5 on Xin’anjiangmodel application in selected river basins in TCMembers is

running for Sg Selangor river basin in the office of Department of Irrigation and

Drainage(DID)Malaysia.

19) Therearesomeproblemsonapplicationthemathematichydrologicalmodel identified

asbelow:

― Training. The training period within one week is not enough to make modelers

understand the model fully including parameters calibration and real-time

forecasting,findtheproblemthatarisesinthatclassandcreateanewapplication

for new catchments. The training on modeling application should be enhanced

undertheumbrellaofTCcooperation.

― Dataqualitycontrol.Theproblemhasbeenfoundonhydrologicaldataquality.The

simulationresultsforhistoricfloodarenotsosatisfiedduetothedeficiencyofdata

qualify.Thedata

20) Thisprojectwillbeclosedin2016.BOHofChinaincooperationwithDIDMalaysiawill

summarize theproject and the final reportwill bedistributedanddistributedat49th

AnnualSessiontobeheldinJapaninFebruary2017.

21) TheBOHiswillingtoprovidethetechnicalsupporttotheinterestingMembersafterthis

project.

AOP6: Guidelines for Extreme Flood Risk Management

22) Themain progresses of this project in 2016 was drafting the Guidelines for Extreme

FloodRiskManagement inTC regionwhichwaspresentedanddiscussedat 5thWGH

workingmeeting.

23) Inorder tohaveabetterGuidelines,5thTCWGHmeetingdecided toconsistaworking

teamforreviewinganddraftingwithcoremembersas:

― Dr.Chung-SooKIM,KICT,ROKorea

― Ms.SupindaWattanakarn,RID,Thailand

― Mr.SomphanhVTHAYA,DMH,LaoPDR

― Mr.Badilla,RoyAmadore,PAGASA,Philippines

― Ms.DANGThanhMai,NCHMF,NHMS,Vietnam

― Prof.YangboCHEN,SYSUniversity,China

24) Working team Members had a small meeting at the 11th IWS to be held in Cebu,

Philippines from 24 to 28 October 2016. Future working plan has been decided to

review and revise the Guidelines deeply and carefully before officially publish as TC

publicationin2017,including:

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― TheguidelineforrevisionwillbedistributedtoworkingmembersuntilNovember.

― Theworking teamMembersare requested to review theguidelineuntilFebruary

2017

― The working team Members will discuss about the comments and suggestion

duringthe49thSessionandrewritetheguidelineuntilMarch2017

― The6thWGHworkingmeetingwillbehostedinconjunctionwiththeusertraining

courses.

― TheGuideline for Extreme FloodRiskManagement in TC regionwill be finalized

andpublished,andwillbedistributedat12thIWS.

EVALUATINGTHEEFFECTIVENESSOFON-GOINGACTIVITIESINWGH

25) FollowingthedecisionoftheCommitteemadeat48thSessiontorequestTCStoevaluate

theeffectivenessoftheactivitiesintheCommittee,withthetargettodevelopMembers’

capacity,WGHdistributedaquestionnairetotheprojectleadersofWGHAOPs,and4of

5 on-going projects completed the questionnaire. Based on the feedback of

questionnaires, a formofevaluationwasdesignedwith the specific items listedunder

the general categories of implementation status, capacity of human resources

development,capacityonsystemdevelopment,capacityoninfrastructuredevelopment,

andthecommentsfromparticipatingMembers.

26) ThelevelandpointtoevaluatethespecificitemsweresetasOutstanding(4),VeryGood

(3), Good (2), Adequate (1), In-adequate (0). The number of participating Members

reflectstheroleandcontributionoftheprojectintheTCMembers.Ifthenumberisor

morethan4,itcanbeevaluatedasoutstanding,andsoon.IftheitemisNotApplicable

fortheproject,justputNA.

27) Accordingtotheaveragepointsbyallrelevantitems,thelevelofeffectivenessevaluation

ofWGHon-goingprojectsweresummarizedinTable4.

28) Ingeneral,mostoftheactivitiesinWGHhaveverygoodeffectivenesswiththetargetto

develop the Member’s capacity, except the project which could not be able to be

completedbecauseoftheinternalproblemfromleadingcountry.

Table4EffectivenessevaluationoftheactivitiesinWGH

Projectnamesandpoints

EffectivenesswithtargettodevelopMembers'Capacity

Outstanding VeryGood Good Adequate In-

adequateAOP2: Extreme flood forecasting system(3.0)

x

AOP3:EstimationforSocio-economicImpactofSediment-related

Disaster(0.42) x

AOP4:DevelopmentandApplicationofOperationalSystemforUrban

FloodForecastingandInundation

Mapping(OSUFFIM)forTC

Members(3.57)

x

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AOP5:ExtensionofXin’anjiangModelApplicationinSelectedRiver

BasinsinTCMembers(3.0) x

AOP6:GuidelinesforextremefloodriskmanagementinTCregion(3.25) x

29) Ingeneral,mostoftheactivitiesinWGHhaveverygoodeffectivenesswiththetargetto

develop the Member’s capacity, except the project which could not be able to be

completedbecauseoftheinternalproblemfromleadingcountry.

NEWPROPOSALAOPINWGHFOR2017ANDBEYOND

30) The participants discussed the following topics recommended from 5th working

meeting and reached consensus on that WGH should mainly focus on enhancing the

knowledge and capacity building on the management of flood disaster risks for a

resilientfutureinTyphoonCommitteeregion.

― Innovativefloodforecastingfornon-datariverbasin;

― Flashflood(landslide,mud-flow)predictionandwarningusingQPE/QPF;

― Extensiontheapplicationofurbanfloodforecastingandinundationmapping;

― Rainfall-runoffinundationmappingforriverbasins;

― Radarandsatellitedatautilizationinfloodforecastingandwarning;

― Long-termforecastingforwaterresourcemanagementanddroughtmonitoringand

warningunderclimatechange;

― Data-sharingintransboundaryrivers;

― Damoperationforfloodriskmanagementunderclimatechange;

31) Theparticipantsrealizedthat,itisanurgentmatteratpresentforWGHtoconsiderand

proposeaseriesofnewcooperationinitiativessinceallAOPsofWGHwillbeclosedin

2016and2017.

32) Theparticipants tooknotewithappreciationthe informationdeliveredat5thworking

meeting byMr. Patrick CHAN fromNationalWeather ServiceWeather Forecast Office

Guam, USA on Flash flood Guidance and QPE/QPF research and application in NOAA.

Theparticipantsrecognizedtheadvantagesonthoseaspectsshouldbeveryhelpful to

promote the capacity building on flood-related disaster forecasting and warning, and

requestedUSAtoconsiderthepossibilityofleadingoneortwocooperationprojectson

thisareaforWGH.

33) Theparticipantstooknotedwithappreciationthat,HRFCOofKoreaiswillingtopropose

ortotakepartinaprojectonrainradarandsatellitedatautilizationinfloodforecasting

andwarning;ICHRAMofJapanisconsideringtoproposeandleadaprojectonrainfall-

runoff inundation mapping for river basins; RID of Thailand and DID Malaysia are

considering to consider the possibility of proposing and leading the initiatives on

droughtmonitoringandwaterresourcesmanagement.

34) Membersareencouragedtoproposeandprofilenewprojectstoestablishaproject-bank

for WGH activities in next years, considering the new Strategic Plan of Typhoon

CommitteeandthestrategicformworksofESCAPandWMO.

35) ThenewprojectonFlashFloodRiskInformationforLocalResilienceasWGHAOP1for

theperiodfrom2017to2019wasproposedICHARMofJapan.

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― Themainobjectiveofthisinitiativeistodevelopaguidancetoolforenhancinglocal

resiliencetoflashflooddisasterrisksanddisseminateitamongtheWGHmember

countries.

― The basic principle is to integrate 1) risk forecasting methods on flash flood, 2)

monitoring methods using SAR on flash flood damages and 3) communication

methodsoneffectiveuseofflashfloodinformationintoonetool.

― Activities for the initiative will include: Data Collection; Simulator on Flood and

Sediment Movement; Risk Information and Warning System for Evacuation;

CommunicationSystemandLandUse.

― Thepreliminaryroadmapforthisinitiativewasscheduledasbelow:

��2017quarter1–TechnicalPresentationin49thTCannualsessiontobeheldinJapaninFebruary2017

�� 2017 quarter 2-4 – Case Study in Japan, Introduction at 6th WGH working

meeting and 12th TC IWS and needs assessment and discussion among

Members.

�� 2018 quarter 1 – 1st Draft Guideline, Screening for the Sturdy area in TC

Members(TBD)

�� 2018quarter2-2019quarter3–CaseStudyinsomeTCMembers

�� 2019quarter3-4–FinalReport

36) Application of Hydrological Data Quality Control System in TC Members and

Enhancement of Flood Forecasting Reliabilitywith Radar Rainfall Data and Stochastic

TechniquewereproposedbyHRFCOoftheRepublicofKoreaastwonewWGHAOPsfor

the period from 2018 to 2022. Korea side will give shape to a work plan for these

activitiesin2017throughfurtherdiscussionat6thWGHworkingmeeting,includingthe

mainobjective,thebasicprinciple,themainactivitiesandthepreliminaryroadmap.And

thisinitiativewillbeofficiallylaunchedin2018atTC50thannualsession.

37) TheprojectonImpactAssessmentofClimateChangeonWaterResourceAvailabilityin

TCMemberswasproposedbyBOHofChinaasanewWGHprojectfrom2018to2020,

andthisinitiativewillbeofficiallylaunchedin2018atTC50thannualsession.

― The overall objective of the proposal is to quantitatively assessment of water resources availability, particularly drought trend in TC members in the context of climate change, to improve TC members’ capacity by holding several training courses, and providing scientific supports for sustainable water resources utilization of pilot catchments.

― themainactivitiesoftheproposalareasfollows:

�� TestsuitabilityofRCCC-WBMmodeltopilotcatchmentsofTCmembers.Collect

hydro-meteorological data and general information of typical catchmentwith

the supports from TC members, analyze hydrological features of these

catchments,testperformanceofRCCC-WBMmodel.

�� OrganizetrainingworkshopsonRCCC-WBMmodel.Preparetrainingmaterials

ofRCCC-WBMmodel;organize3workshopsduringa3-yearproposalperiod,

once in each year, 20-30 trainees in each workshop. Workshops will be

organizedindifferentplacesorcountries.

�� ApplicationofRCCC-WBMfordroughtassessmentofpilotcatchment.Thecode

ofRCCC-WBMwillbesharedwithtrainees,andtrainerswillhelpthemtoapply

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the model to pilot catchments for hydrological modeling and drought

assessment.

38) TheWGHAOPsin2017andbeyondaresummarizedintable2.

Table2thesummaryofWGHAOPsin2017andbeyond

Projects Driver Duration

AOP1 FlashFloodRiskInformationforLocalResilience Japan 2017~2019

AOP2 Extremefloodforecastingsystem Korea 2012~2017

AOP3Guidelines for extreme flood risk management in

TCregionKorea 2013-2017

AOP4

Development and Application of Operational

SystemforUrbanFloodForecastingandInundation

Mapping(OSUFFIM)forTCMembers

China 2014~2017

AOP5Application of Hydrological Data Quality Control

SysteminTCMembersKorea 2018-2022

AOP6Enhancement of FloodForecastingReliabilitywith

RadarRainfallDataandStochasticTechniqueKorea 2018-2022

AOP7Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Water

ResourceAvailabilityinTCMembersChina 2018~2020

BUDGETPROPOSEDFORWGHACTIVITIESIN2017

39) WGH proposed $24,000USD TCTF totally to support WGH annual activities in 2017showninTable3.

Table3ThesummaryofbudgetofTCTFtosupportWGHactivitiesin2017

Item Item TCTF(USD)1 SupporttoattendIntegratedWorkshop(IWS)andotheractivities 10,000

2 SupportpublishingthetwotechnicalreportsofAOP2andAOP6 5,000

3 SupportactivitiesrelatedtoOSUFFIM 6,000

4Support hosting AOP 6 seminarwith hosting 6thWGHworking

meeting.3,000

Total 24,000

40) Tosupportorganizingtheproposed3-dayworkshop/trainingcourseinSYSUniversity,

Guangzhou, China at the endof 2017,WGH requests$6000USDspecialbudget fromTCTFforsupportinginternationaltransportationofparticipantsfromMembers.

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WGHCHAIRPERSONSELECTIONFORNEXTTWOYEARS

41) WGHhaddeepdiscussionandfullcommunicationonitsChairpersonselectionfornexttwo

years.ThecandidatesofChairpersonareMr.YoshioTokunagafromICHARMofJapanandDr.

CHOHyoSeobfromHRFCOoftheRepublicofKorea.However,itdoesnotyetgetconsensus

onthepersontotakethepositionofChairperson.WGHagreedtocoordinateandselect its

newchairpersonandvicechairpersonat6thWGHmeetingbasedonfurthercommunication

amonghydrologicalcomponentsofMembersforthetermofnexttwoyearsto51stAnnual

Session.

CONCLUSIONOFWGHPARALLELSESSION

42) Onthebasisoftheoutcomes5thWGHworkingmeetingandthediscussionoftheWGH

ParallelSessionat11thIWS,thefollowingconclusionswerereached:

�� The working meeting of WGH is very important to review hydrological activities,

deeptechnicaldiscussionandimplementationstatusofWGHAOPs,andalsoisvery

necessarytoprepareIWSandannualsession.Thefundingsupportandcontribution

from theRepublic of Korea played the vital role in organizing the annualworking

meeting.WGHencouragesthemoreandwiderresourcestosupporttheactivitiesto

keepitssustainability.

�� Theresultsofevaluatingtheeffectivenessoftheon-goingAnnualOperationProjects

in WGH with the target to develop the Member’s Capacity indicated that, the

cooperation activities under the Strategic Plan of the Committee may play very

positive role in promoting the capacity building on water-related disaster risk

reduction through various approaches, such as workshop, training course, pilot

studyandstudyvisiting.TheleadingMembersoftheAOPsneedtoconsidermoreon

howto involve theMembers in theactivitiesas faraspossibleso that tomakethe

Members learn from the cooperation and exchange and develop their capacity

building.TheMembers shouldbe encouraged toparticipate further actively in the

cooperationactivitiesoftheCommittee.

�� The proposal of the Project on SSOP-II: Implementation of Synergized Standard

Operating Procedures (SSOP) for Coastal Multi-Hazards Early Warning System,

under the ESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness in

IndianOceanandSoutheastAsianCountries,hasbeenshortlistedandforwardedto

the final step in the hardworking and efforts of TCS. This initiative has both a

regional and national-level components with the major objective to training

Members on how to prepare SSOP by using the Manual so that to promote the

capacity building on multi-coastal disaster early warming. To ensure the

effectiveness of implementation and measure the outcomes indicators at the

evaluatestage, theCommitteewith theRSMCTokyoandNewDelhicould focuson

project implementation at regional level, and the national level component can be

implemented with the support from RIMES. Such a collaboration may facilitate

successfuloutcomesatbothlevels.Theclosecooperationfrombeneficiarycountries

andtargetcountriesisveryimportanttoasuccessfulproject.

�� It isrecognizedthat,topromotethecapacityof forecasting,earlywarningandrisk

management forurban flood is anurgentneedamongTCMembers, especially the

real-timeoperationalsystemonurbanfloodforecastingandinundationmapping.As

the subsequent activity of TC first Cross-cutting project of Urban Flood Risk

Management(UFRM),theon-goingprojectofWGHonDevelopmentandApplication

of Operational System for Urban Flood Forecasting and Inundation Mapping

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(OSUFFIM)isatangiblemeasureonthisaspectanditwillplayverymeaningfuland

importantrole forTCMembers topromote thecapacityon the techniqueofurban

flood forecasting and warning. To extend the achievement of pilot study in the

region is necessity and meaningful to promote the capacity on urban flood risk

forecasting and warning. It also could be considered as a activity under the

cooperationmechanismofTCandPTC.

�� To develop the Extreme Flood Forecasting System and the Guidelines for Extreme

Flood Risk Management will be definitely beneficial for the TC Members to

strengthentheircapacityonextreme floodriskreduction,especiallyunderclimate

change. To enhance the achievement of development, the situation and needs on

floodriskmanagementintheMembersshouldbeconsideredandintegratedintothe

SystemandGuidelines.

�� Itisaconsensusonthat,todrawupaplanonconsideringandproposingabankof

newcooperationprojectsundertheumbrellaofTCStrategicPlaninalinkagewith

the initiatives and activities of ESCAP and WMO would be an urgent matter at

presentforWGHsinceallon-goingAOPsofWGHwillbeclosedin2016and2017.In

order to conduct the cooperation projects sustainably in TC Members, WGH

discussedanddeterminedthelistoftopicsastheprioritycooperationactivitiesfor

long-termdirectiontodeveloptheMember’sCapacityonwater-relateddisasterrisk

forecastingandwarning.

RECOMMENDATIONSOFWGHPARALLELSESSION

43) Onthebasisof theoutcomes5thWGHworkshop&meetingand thediscussionof the

Parallel Session of 11th IWS, the participants concurred to make the following

recommendations to the TC 49th Session to be held in Yokohama City, Japan from21

(Tuesday)to24(Friday)February2017:

�� To request Mr. Yoshio Tokunaga from ICHARM of Japan and Dr. CHO Hyo Seob from

HRFCOoftheRepublicofKoreacontinueworkingasChairpersonandvicechairperson

of WGH, respectively, until new chairperson and vice chairperson of the Group are

selectedat6thWGHmeetingforthetermofnexttwoyearsto51stAnnualSession.

�� ToappointDr.HOUAizhong fromBOHofChinaasVice-chairpersonsofWGH for the

termofnexttwoyearsto51stAnnualSession.

�� TorequestUS$24,000 fromTCTF in total for supportingoverallWGHactivities for

2017calendaryear.

�� TorequestUS$6,000specialbudgettosupporthostingOSUFFIMfinalworkshopin

SYSUniversity,Guangzhou,Chinaintheendof2017;

�� ToremovetheSSOP-IIfromthelistofWGHAOP2017.

�� ToapprovetheproposalonFlashFloodRiskInformationforLocalResiliencefrom

ICHARMofJapanasWGHAOPfortheperiodfrom2017to2019;

�� TorequestHRFCO,MOLIToftheRepublicofKoreatohostWGH6thworkingmeeting

withfundingsupportin2017.

�� To request SYSUniversity of China to organize the finalworkshop on urban flood

forecastingandinundationmappingwithfindingsupporting.Theworkshopmaybe

consideredasoneactivityofenhancingthecooperationmechanismoftworegional

bodiesofTCandPTC.TheparticipantsfromPTCMemberscouldbeinvolvedinthe

workshopifthefundingisavailablefromextraresources(suchasESCAP,WMO);

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�� TorequesttheSYSUniversityofChinatoconsiderconductingphase-IIforOSUUFIM

startingfrom2018aftertheproposedOSUFFIMprojecttobeclosedat50thAnnual

SessiontoextenttheapplicationinselectedpilotcitiesfrommoreMembers.

�� To requestHRFCO,MOLITof the republic ofKorea todraft thedetail proposal for

two initiatives of Application of Hydrological Data Quality Control System in TC

MembersandEnhancementofFloodForecastingReliabilitywithRadarRainfallData

andStochasticTechniqueasWGHnewAOPsfortheperiodfrom2018to2022;

�� TorequestBOHofChinatodraftthedetailimplementationplanfortheproposalon

Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Water Resources Availability in TC

MembersasWGHnewAOPfortheperiodfrom2018to2020;

�� ToencourageHRFCO to continue theWGH webpage running for effective sharing

informationamongWGHmembercountries;

�� ToencourageMemberstoproposeandleadthecooperationprojectsofhydrological

component.

�� TorequestESCAPandWMOtocontinue thesupport to implement further theon-

going project of real-time Operational System for Urban Flood Forecasting and

InundationMapping(OSUFFIM),whichcanbeusedinPTCandTCregion.

�� To encourage the Beneficiary Countries and Target Countries to cooperate closely

andforwardlywithTCSonimplementingSSOP-IIshouldthefundsbecomeavailable.

�� To request ESCAP andWMO to provide guidance and assistance to TC proceeding

withtheprojectofSSOP-IIshouldfundsbecomeavailable.

�� To requestAWG to figure out a set of appropriate indicators andmethodology for

evaluatingtheeffectivenessofactivitiesintheCommitteewiththetargettodevelop

theMembers’capacity,iftheCommitteeiswillingtocontinuetheevaluating.

�� To continue focusing on improving the ability to forecast hydrological phenomena

andprovidemeasuresfortheeffectivenessoftheimprovements.

CONCLUSIONSOFWGH

44) On the basis of the outcomes 4thWGHworking meeting and the discussion of theWGH

ParallelSessionat10thIWS,thefollowingconclusionswerereached:

�� The workingmeeting ofWGH is very important to review hydrological activities and

implementation status of WGH AOPs and to prepare IWS and annual session. The

meetingshouldbecontinued.

�� TheProjectofSynergizedStandardOperatingProceduresforCoastalMulti-hazardEarly

WarningSystem(SSOP),undertheESCAPTrustFundforTsunami,DisasterandClimate

Preparedness in Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian Countries, is a very successful

exampletocloselylinkthetworegionalbodiestogether.Theoutcomesandachievement

ofthisproject,whichcouldbenefitTCandPTCregionsaswellasotherregions,should

be transferred intoapplication inpracticeofdisaster risk reduction forpromoting the

capacitybuildinginMembers.Asthecontinualproject,SSOP-II,whichwassubmittedby

TCS and proposed to conduct a series of training courses and workshops on the

"mechanics" of preparing and implementing SSOPs for coastal multi-hazards early

warningsystem,willbenefittheCommitteeinvariousaspects.Asonepartofsupports

for decision-making of disaster risk management, technical training on hydro-

meteorological forecastingandwarning isalsovery important topromotethecapacity

ofcoastalmulti-hazardsearlywarning.

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�� Topromote the capacity of forecasting, earlywarning and riskmanagement forurban

flood is an urgent need among TC Members, especially urban flood forecasting and

inundationmapping.AsthesubsequentactivityofTCfirstCross-cuttingprojectofUrban

Flood Risk Management (UFRM), the on-going project of WGH on Development and

ApplicationofOperationalSystemforUrbanFloodForecastingandInundationMapping

(OSUFFIM) is a tangiblemeasure on this aspect and it will play verymeaningful and

importantroleforTCMemberstopromotethecapacityonthetechniqueofurbanflood

forecasting and warning. This activity may be established a linkage with SSOP-II

proposedbyTCS.

�� TodeveloptheExtremeFloodForecastingSystemandtheGuidelinesforExtremeFlood

RiskManagementwillbedefinitelybenefittheTCMemberstostrengthentheircapacity

on extreme flood risk reduction, especially under climate change. To enhance the

achievementofdevelopment, thesituationandneedsonfloodriskmanagement inthe

MembersshouldbeconsideredandintegratedintotheSystemandGuidelines.

Annex1.ImplementationStatusofWGHAOP2016

Annex2.SuccessorIndicatorsofWGHAOP2017

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Annex1.ImplementationStatus-WGHAOP201�SP'sKRAandSG

ObjectiveNumber Objective Action

OtherWGs

Involved

TCSResponsibility

ExpectedQuarter

Completed

OtherOrganizationsInvolved

SuccessIndicators FundingRequired

FundingSources

CompletedYES/NO

KRA1SG1KRA2SG2KRA4SG4a,SG5aKRA5SG5aSG5bKRA6SG6b

1

SSOP-II:to promote the capacity on coastal community resilience to coastal multi-hazards through extending the achievement of SSOP-I in TC and PTC regions

Toconduct a series of training courses and workshops on the "mechanics" of preparing and implementing synergized standard operating procedures for coastal multi-hazards early warning system in beneficiary countries

WGMWGDRRTRCG

Secretariatsupport andcoordination

(a)First(b)Second(c)Third(d)Fourth

TCS,Members,ESCAPWMOPTC16beneficiaryMembersfromTCandPTC

(b,c)WorkshoponInnovativeTechnologyforUrbanFloodRiskEW(2daysinBKK,Thailand)

(c,d) TrainingCourseonReal-timeOperationalUrbanFloodForecastingandinundationMapping(3daysinSYSUniversity,Guangzhou,China)

SSOP-IIBudget

(ESCAPTrustFund)

Projectfunding;BOH,China;RID,Thailand;DIDMalaysia

(b,c)NO(c,d)NotYet

KRA1KRA4SG4aSG4bKRA5SG5aKRA6SG6b

2Extremefloodforecastingsystem

ToconductthepublicationoffieldsurveyreportTocompletetheextremefloodforecastingsystemwithPC-versionTooperatetheTCWGHhomepage

Seeabove (a) First(b) Second(c) Third(d) Fourth

RIDofThailand,PAGASAofPhilippinesLaos

(a,b)Toreviewthefieldsurveyreportwiththesubjectcountrymembers

(a,b,c)ToestablishtheextremefloodforecastsystemwithPC-version

(a,b,c,d)TooperatetheTCWGHhomepage

MOLIT,TCTF (a,b)Yes(a,b,c)On-going(a,b,c,d)Yes

KRA1SG1KRA2SG2KRA4SG4aKRA6SG6b

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Projectonestimationforsocio-economicimpactofsediment-relateddisaster

Establishcommoncollectingformatandmethodsofinvestigationfordisasterstoestimateestimationforsocio-economicimpactofsediment-relateddisasterandtosharecommon

WGDRR Seeabove (a)First(b)Second(c)Third(d)Fourth

(b)Tomakea“Sediment-relatedDisasterRecordDatabase”tosharetherecordsinTCMember.

(c)Toreportandsharetheresultsofestimationofsocio-economicimpact

MLITNILIMSABO

(b)no(c)no

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SP'sKRAandSG

ObjectiveNumber Objective Action

OtherWGs

Involved

TCSResponsibility

ExpectedQuarter

Completed



FundingSources

CompletedYES/NO

technicalbackgroundinTCmembers.


4

DevelopmentofOperationalSystemforUrbanFloodForecastingandInundationMapping(OSUFFIM)

On site OSUFFIM installation, training and maintenance in Chinese and Thailand pilot cities Field survey and modeling in Malaysia and Vietnam pilot cities OSUFFIM English version completion

BOH, BOHBOHandSun Yat-SenUniversityofChina;RID ofThailandDID,Malaysia

Seeabove (a)First(b)Second(c)Third(d)Fourth

BOH,China;SunYat-SenUniversityofChina;RIDofThailandDID,MalaysiaNHMS,Vietnam

(a-c)ImplementationofOSUFFIM in Chinese and Thailand pilot cities (c-d)ModelsetupofOSUFFIM in Malaysia and Vietnam pilot cities (d)SubmissionofdraftOSUFFIM manual English version

TCTF$6000forsupport

theOSUFFIM

installation, training and maintenance in Thailand pilot cities,

Field survey and

modeling in Malaysia

pilot cities

BOH,China;SYSUniv.;RID,Thailand;DID,MalaysiaNHMS,VietnamTCTF

a-c)On-going(c-d)On-going(d)On-going


5

ExtendapplicationofXin’anjiangModelinSelectedRiverBasinsinTCMembers

Application of Xin’anjiang Model included in the National Flood Forecasting System (NFFS) of China in selected river basins in TC Members

BOH andDID ofMalaysiaRID,ThailandNMHS,Vietnam


BOHandHohaiUniversityofChina;DIDofMalaysiaRID,ThailandNMHS,Vietnam

(a-c)toperfectEnglishversionofModelanddocument

(b-d)establishthereal-timeoperationalapplicationofmodel

(d)reporttoIWSandSession

TCTF$3000forsupporttheactivitiesrelatedtoModel

applicationinselectedMembers

TCTF BOH, China DID, RID, NMHS

(a-c) Yes (b-d) Yes (d) On-going


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GuidelinesforextremefloodriskmanagementinTCregion

Toholdthe5thWGHmeetingintheR.O.KTodevelopthepracticalguidelineforextremefloodriskmanagementinEnglish

Seeabove (a) First(b) Second(c) Third(d)Fourth

(b,c)ToprepareandhosttheWGHworkingmeeting

(b,c,d)Todeveloptheguidelineforextremefloodriskmanagementforcollectingthemembersopinion

$5000TCTFforreviewthe

Englishversionof

guidelineandseminar

linkedwith5thWGHmeeting

MOLIT,TCTF (b,c)Yes(b,c,d)On-going

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Annex2.SuccessorIndicatorsofWGHAOP201�

SP'sKRAandSG

ObjectiveNumber Objective Action OtherWGs

InvolvedTCS

ResponsibilityExpectedQuarter

Completed



FundingSources


1FlashFloodRiskInformationforLocalResilience

todevelopaguidancetoolforenhancinglocalresiliencetoflashflooddisasterrisksanddisseminateitamongtheWGHmembercountries.

WGDRR

Coordination (a)First(b)Second(c)Third(d)Fourth

ICHARM

(a)TechnicalPresentation

(b-d)CaseStudyinJapanandneedsassessment

ICHARM,MLIT

KRA1KRA4SG4aSG4bKRA5SG5aKRA6SG6b

2Extremefloodforecastingsystem

TocompletethedevelopmentofextremefloodforecastingsystemwithPC-versionandpublishthetechnicalreportincludingthetheoreticalbackgroundandsystemmanual.TooperatetheTCWGHhomepage.


RIDofThailand,PAGASAofPhilippinesDMHofLaos

(a,b,c)TocompletethedevelopmentofextremefloodforecastsystemwithPC-version

(c,d)Topublishthetechnicalreport

(a,b,c,d)TooperatetheTCWGHhomepage

$2500 MOLIT


3

GuidelinesforextremefloodriskmanagementinTCregion

Toholdthe6thWGHmeetingintheR.O.KTopublishtheguidelineforextremefloodriskmanagementincludingthefieldsurveyreport.


RIDofThailand,PAGASAofPhilippinesDMHofLaos

(b,c)Toprepareandhostthe6thWGHworkingmeeting

(a,b,c)Topublishtheguidelineforextremefloodriskmanagement

$2500Plus$3000

MOLIT,


4OSUFFIMsystemdevelopmentandtrialoperation

1.DevelopmentofOSUFFIMoperationalsystem2.TrialoperationofOSUFFIMoperationalsysteminpilotcities3.compiletheuserguidelinebothinChineseandEnglish4.haveaworkshoptodistributetheoutcomesofOSUFFIM5.start1-2newpilotcitesinTCmembers


DongguanFloodManagementOfficeRIDofThailand,PAGASAofPhilippines

(a,b,c)CompletethedevelopmentofOSUFFIMoperationalsystem

(a,b,c)TrialoperationofOSUFFIMinChineseandThailandpilotcities

(d)publishuserguidelineinEnglish;

(d)FinalworkshopinSYSUni.

(d)Fieldinvestigationto1-2newcitesinTCMembers

$6,000+

Special$6000forsupportingthefinalworkshop

SYSUni.RID,PAGASA.DID,NMHS,DMHTCTF

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SG1:ToenhancecooperationamongTCMemberstoreducethenumberofdeathsbytyphoon-relateddisastersbyhalfinthetenyearsof2006–2015(usingthetenyearsof1990-1999

asthebaseline).SG2:Toreducethesocio-economicimpactsoftyphoon-relateddisastersperGDPpercapitaby20percentinthetenyearsof2006-2015(usingthetenyearsof1990-1999asthebase

line).SG3a:Toidentifyandexplorethebeneficialuseofresourcessuchasrainfallbroughtbytyphoon.SG3b:Tostudyandpromotetheincreasinguseoftyphoon-relatedbeneficialeffectsamongtheMembers.SG4a:Toprovidereliabletyphoon-relateddisasterinformationforeffectivedecisionmakinginriskmanagementinvarioussectors.SG4b:TostrengthencapacityoftheMembersintyphoon-relateddisasterriskmanagementinvarioussectors.SG4c:Toenhanceinternationalandregionalcooperationandassistanceinthefieldofdisasterriskreduction.SG5a:Topromoteandenhancecultureofcommunity-baseddisasterriskmanagementamongtheMembers.SG5b:Topromoteeducation,trainingandpublicawarenessoftyphoon-relateddisastersamongtheMembers.SG6a:TofacilitateRSMCcapabilitytorespondtotheneedsoftheMembersinforecastingandcapacitybuilding.SG6b:ToimprovecapacityofMemberstoprovidetimelyandaccurateuser-orientedandfriendlytropicalcycloneproductsandinformation.SG6c:ToenhancecapacityofMembers'typhoon-relatedobservation,monitoring,forecastingandwarning.SG7a:TostrengthenthecapacityofTyphoonCommitteetoeffectivelydischargeitsresponsibilitiesandfunctionsdescribedinthisStrategicPlanandcompleteditsstatedmissionin

accordancewiththeTyphoonCommittee’sStatute.SG7b:Tomobilizeavailableresourcesandengagecollaboratorsfortheimplementationofthestrategicgoals.KRA1:ReducedLossofLifefromTyphoon-relatedDisasters.KRA2:MinimizedTyphoon-relatedSocialandEconomicImpacts.KRA3:Enhancedbeneficialtyphoon-relatedeffectsforthebettermentofqualityoflife.KRA4:ImprovedTyphoon-relatedDisasterRiskManagementinVariousSectors.KRA5:StrengthenedResilienceofCommunitiestoTyphoon-relatedDisaster.KRA6:Improvedcapacitytogenerateandprovideaccurate,timelyandunderstandableinformationontyphoon-relatedthreats.KRA7:EnhancedTyphoonCommittee’sEffectiveness,EfficiencyandInternationalCollaboration.

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